12+ hour, 32+ min ago  (723+ words) Mortgage rates have dipped slightly compared to last year but remain relatively high. Are South Shore buyers adjusting to this new rate environment, or are many still waiting for rates to drop before making a move? fireislandnews. com Mortgage rates…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (21+ words) Fire Island National Seashore (FINS) has announced that contracted sharpshooters will be deployed once again after historically frigid weather hindered their...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (39+ words) Maybe it's the 10 cents per transaction donated to a charity. Or the grateful, uplifting vibe; even Co Ho's drinks are labeled "I am energetic," "I am...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (664+ words) Rising from the ashes'literally'Whalehouse Point Restaurant and Bar on Fire Island has been resurrected after a fire destroyed the building back in September 2019. "Reconstruction has been an uphill battle," said John Tafe, director of operations, as the establishment is situated…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (113+ words) The structure fire on Fire Island that consumed a bayfront house and seriously damaged another on Friday afternoon, April 24, caught regional attention, with black smoke visible for miles along and across the bay, and news station helicopters circling above Ocean…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (170+ words) What appeared to be a structure fire on Fire Island, in the community of Ocean Beach, became apparent at about 3: 30 this afternoon, when black, billowing smoke caught the attention of onlookers in the village square and boaters on the Great…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago  (227+ words) In honor of Earth Day, second-grade students at the Edward J. Bosti Elementary School in Sayville, part of the Connetquot Central School District, participated in the Our Living Planet experience: an interactive educational program featuring a massive inflatable Earth balloon. Students…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (318+ words) The first sign that it's a piping plover is their size. Piping plovers are so small that they can easily fit in the palm of your hand. Their chicks are even smaller, about the size of a cotton ball. At…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago  (273+ words) Marking the 11th consecutive year it has earned this national honor, the Town of Brookhaven has once again been recognized as a Tree City USA community. The designation, awarded by the Arbor Day Foundation, highlights the town's ongoing commitment to environmental…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (627+ words) Florence's Forest: Rob Vasiluth Saving the Great South Bay, One Eelgrass Forest at a Time'fireislandnews. com Florence's Forest: Rob Vasiluth Saving the Great South Bay, One Eelgrass Forest at a Time Pained, fatigued, hot" unsure if she would survive" the…...